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Few people ever really want to put a claim in; but it becomes a necessity when you have been injured through no fault of your own. Losing out on money from being unable to work when there is a mortgage, car payments, and the all important kids to feed isn’t an ideal situation to be in – but we are lucky that employers must have insurance to cover you here in the UK.

But the idea of suing your employer is, for many, a bit of a touchy subject. So what are the risks and how can you claim safely?
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We blog a lot about machinery and equipment accidents at work because they are frighteningly common. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – we have stringent health and safety rules in the UK that are designed to protect employees from injury, yet time and time again they are ignored and people are hurt.

Machinery and equipment causing an employee to lose a finger – or several fingers – is a real concern.
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As our name suggests, as The Injury Lawyers, we exclusively help and represent victims for injury claims. Our level of expertise and our years of service which has been dedicated to victims of negligence has meant that we have recovered millions of pounds in compensation for victims of injury just like you.

Noise Induced Hearing Loss (or NIHL for short) claims resulting in tinnitus and hearing loss is amongst our specialities.
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Situations can easily arise at work where employees need to stabilise large materials for working on. Whether it’s sheets or girders of heavy steel, long beams of wood, or even mobile equipment that needs working on, the job needs to be safe and secure.

Despite the regulations we have in place, companies and people will still cut corners and fail to properly plan and supervise tasks that could cause serious injury if something goes wrong. In these circumstances employers who end up in breach of the law are obliged to compensate any victim’s of negligence.
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The volume of reported incidents and cases we take on that involve people falling from height at work is alarmingly high. The regulations that we have in place to protect employees is there and it is stringent, so there is never an excuse for employers failing to abide by the law.

But in spite of this we see incidents time and time again that were entirely preventable. Unfortunately, fall from height injuries are usually serious, and this is why it’s vital to get legal advice as soon as possible.
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As well as specialising in serious injury claims where victims are entitled to multimillion pound payouts, we fight for the rights of those who seek justice for any injury sustained as a result of negligence.

In this case, our client was burned from their wrist to the elbow at work which was caused by being exposed to condensed boiling water and hot soup that had reached scolding temperatures.

He was lucky to not have been more seriously hurt!
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Plant equipment is inherently dangerous which is why employers have a very specific duty of care to their employees to make sure that they are not injured when using this type of work equipment.

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations put in place several provisions to ensure that all work equipment – which of course includes plant equipment – is safe to use; not defective; suitable; and is being used by a competent and trained person.

So if you have been injured in the course of your employment as a result of using plant equipment, read on for more advice about whether you can make a claim for personal injury compensation.
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Injuries involving people being cut or hurt by blades, stock bars, in lathes, or in any other dangerous part of machinery, are worryingly common in the workplace. This isn’t because we lack the necessary health and safety legislation though; in fact the laws we have in the UK to protect employees are quite extensive.

Despite this, there are so many incidents that involve these exact circumstances and we take on and win a lot of claims for work accidents involving machinery – so if this has happened to you, read on for advice.
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Have you been injured because some machinery you have been using at work had no guards? Did you know that there are specific health and safety rules that address the issue of guards on machinery?

If you have been injured where guards should have been in place then you may have the right to make a claim for work injury compensation. Read on for advice about the law and where you stand and we will see if we can help you.
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Forklift trucks can be dangerous and we take on a lot of work accident compensation claims for victims who have been injured by forklift trucks. If you have suffered a crushing injury from a forklift truck – for example, being run over by one or being crushed by the loads itself – you may have a winning claim for personal injury compensation.

Here’s a bit of advice that you may find useful…
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